WIVT reports:
IBM and a group of Endicott residents have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the toxic plume. In a joint statement issued by the company and attorneys for the plaintiffs, the two sides announced that an agreement in principal has been reached to settle claims over alleged injuries related to IBM's former manufacturing facility. IBM has acknowledged a spill of the volatile organic compound trichloroethylene, aka TCE, in 1979. READ more at:
http://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/story/d/story/ibm-and-endicott-residents-settle-toxic-plume-laws/38101/O4OxFQSPBkuQ0YzSQIRdkw
IBM, Endicott residents to settle environmental lawsuit
WBNG reported on the story:
The statement said the settlements will avoid "expensive litigation." Despite the proposed agreement, an IBM spokesman said the company is still committed to the ongoing environmental cleanup at its former Endicott facility.
IBM is blamed in part for contaminating ground, water and air with trichloroethylene, or TCE. The chemical was used to clean, finish and degrease metal in the computer manufacturing process. READ MORE at:
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/IBM-Endicott-residents-reacch-agreement-to-end-lawsuit–291480091.html
IBM, Endicott Residents End Years-Long Contamination Lawsuit